How to see it
HIP 79720 has a visual magnitude of about 7.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79720: right ascension 16h 16m 15s, declination +19° 31′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79720. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79720, HD 146588, Gaia DR3 1201535242998445568. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1201535242998445568
- HIP
- 79720
- HD
- 146588
- gaia_dr3
- 1201535242998445568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1201535242998445568
- HD 146588
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.67